TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 9, 2024

Gov. Bill Lee has approved hiring Gilbert Dickey, a former associate White House counsel during the Trump administration, to represent state officials in a legal dispute over a mailing campaign that demanded proof of U.S. citizenship from voters. The campaign, which involved sending 14,375 letters, has been criticized as voter intimidation and potentially illegal, prompting the American Civil Liberties Union to threaten a lawsuit. Dickey, now a partner at Consovoy McCarthy, will be paid $450 per hour for his services, The Tennessean reports.